The Great Geek Manual

Film

• Interview: ‘Trance’: Danny Boyle won’t return to sci-fi, blames Kubrick
• 5 Horror Movie Sequels That Are Actually Worth Your Time
• 10 Awesome Concepts That Were Wasted On Mediocre Movies
• 10 Essential Tips On Directing Your First Short Film

Literature

• Interview: 2012 Philip K. Dick Award Finalists Weigh in on the Competition
• Interview: Clarkesworld interviews Myke Cole of Shadow Ops: Fortress Frontier
• Interview: Ex-Heroes Author Peter Clines talks to Giant Freakin Robot
• Interview: Guy Gavriel Kay, author of River of Stars talks to Ars Technica.
• Interview: Literary Escapism interviews Shannon K. Butcher of Falling Blind.
• Interview: My Bookish Ways interviews Amanda Carlson of Hot Blooded.
• Interview: SF Signal Podcast Interview with Author David Brin

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Art

• Concept Art from the Doctor Who Animated Series we’re glad never happened.
• Contact 1 is an immense extraterrestrial city built entirely out of Legos.
• Kotaku has posted a gallery of The Beautiful Concept Art Of BioShock Infinite

Comics

• News: Judge Dredd gets first female writer
• News: Dark Horse Publishing The Original Star Wars Screenplay As A Comic Book
• ‘Superman Unchained’: Scott Snyder, Jim Lee want to knock you over

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Book: River of Stars
ISBN-13: 978-0451464972

Author: Guy Gavriel Kay
Publisher: Roc Hardcover
Genre: Historical Fantasy
Release: April 2, 2013
Length: 656 pages (Hardcover)

Book Rating: A- (96 / 100)

Verdict

River of Stars is less of a epic fantasy and more of an historical drama, but that should in no way discourage Genre fans from picking it up. The story still carries a distinct mythic flavor, largely due to the care with which Kay crafts his exquisite prose. River of Stars is more staid and majestic in terms of plot development than your run-of-the-mill fantasy novel, but the intricacy and scope of its plot are enough to satisfy even the most demand George R.R. Martin fan.

Pros: Elegant prose. Fascinating historical backdrop. Superb world building.

Cons: Slow start. The pacing of the novel is a bit slow. Less action than a fantasy.

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Art

• Lunar Mining Vehicle Concept Art
• Charles Lushear of Bohemian Workbench offers this Bat Symbol coffee table, because who wouldn’t want a Bat Symbol sitting in the middle of their living room?
• Game of Thrones House T-Shirts
• Modern Games as Atari Cartridges
• No Japan, These Are Not America’s Latest Killing Machines

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Comics

• Interview: ‘Moth City’s Tim Gibson on the art of webcomics
• News: DC Comics To Release Documentary About Supervillains
• Marvel and DC apps: Disappointing digital endeavors from comics giants
• What’s the Worst Superpower to Have?
• Why Children Aren’t Reading Digital Comics (And What Might Make Them Start)
• Wonder Woman: Time for the Amazon warrior to get her own movie?

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Art

• I totally want a AT-AT Loft Bed
• Game of Thrones Scenes In LEGO
• How to Make a Boba Fett Lamp
• If the characters of Firefly lived in Westeros, these would be their sigils.
• The Lies of Locke Lamora cosplay
• World War Z Fan Posters

Comics

• The 10 Most Memorable Superhero Deaths
• Analyzing The Legalese Of submitting a comic to comiXology for distribution

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Art

• Adam Schickling has drawn and hand painted this amazing Star Wars poster depicting the characters from the original trilogy as they would appear now.
• Check out this hand made Gears of War armor created by Propcustomz
• Ever wonder what movie villains do on their time off? Well, here’s your answer.
• Identical twins Camille and Kennerly Kitt, the Harp Twins, perform a fabulous electric harp duet version of the Doctor Who theme.

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Art

• Animated Calvin and Hobbes
• Everyone’s heard of a house of cards, but why stop at a house?
• GlaDOS Robotic Ceiling Arm Lap
• “L.A.’s Growing Alchemist Problem“
• Star Trek Minimalist Movie Poster Set

Comics

• Interview: Conversing on Comics with Pete Woods
• Interview: Grant Morrison talks about the Death of Robin
• Interview: Teaching Gender Through Comics With Christina Blanch
• News: Neil Gaiman is Writing Guardians of the Galaxy
• The silent Batman And Robin #18 is a Dark Knight masterpiece

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